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9/21/2016 - There is no doubt that healthy eating is good for a child's physical and mental health. A recent Finnish study found that children who eat healthy foods in their first three years of school can significantly improve their reading, writing, and comprehension skills.
The study, published in the European...

8/6/2016 - Reading books is not only good for the mind, but may also increase longevity, according to a new study.
Researchers wanted to know if there was a "survival advantage" for those who read books, compared to those who do not, or those who read other types of materials.
The study involved 3,635 participants...

12/15/2014 - Beta radiation levels are off the charts at monitoring sites all across North America, according to new reports. But experts are blaming these radiation spikes on practically everything except for Fukushima.
Data gathered from tracking units in California, Arizona, Illinois and elsewhere reveal radiation...

5/18/2014 - A Florida teacher has sparked a controversy over religious freedom after she ordered a fifth-grade student to hand over his Bible.
As reported by Breitbart News, officials at Broward County Public Schools summarily banned the boy from reading his Bible during "free reading," time, according to attorneys...

1/14/2014 - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was wrong in its assessment of how much lead is safe for children. Researchers from the University of Maryland (UM) in Baltimore recently found that children with blood lead levels ranging between 5 and 9 mcg/dL (micrograms per deciliter) --...

9/24/2013 - The more that academic research is done on omega-3 fatty acids, the more science proves what we've known here for years: That they have distinct health benefits that can no longer seriously be ignored.
The latest research comes from the respected Oxford University in the UK, where scientists have...

6/13/2012 - June 6, 2012, was a very strange day for northern Indiana and southern Michigan, where a series of strange explosions and a subsequent nuclear radiation spike left local residents combing for answers. And though there are still many missing pieces to the puzzle, it has become clear that some type of...

10/3/2010 - Mid-life for many women is a constant struggle to salvage what is left of a waistline that seems to be gradually morphing into a shapeless belly. Diet and exercise are the standard advice. But what really works? One recent study indicates that exercising alone will not do the trick but keeping a sharp...

9/26/2010 - As a journalist who is often quite critical of the actions of large corporations, what I'm about to say here may strike you as a bit surprising. For the past several months, I've been using and testing the Amazon Kindle DX book reader, and as you'll see in this review, I have reached the conclusion...